In my opinion / value is about the same as the 12ga in your link above ...around $ 300.

These days a 16ga is less desireable than a 12ga ...because today, we have more shell options for a 12ga ...( in 1 oz of shot, etc )..so balistically, you can make a 12ga behave just like a 16ga ( or a 20ga , etc )....

Up until the 1970's - everyone had a "duck gun", and a "pheasant gun" ..and a "grouse gun" ...etc ..../ because it was before we had screw in chokes / and before we had so many options with commercial shells.

Belgium made "Sweet Sixteens" have become highly collectible.....I've seen some go for $900-to-$3000. Condition is everything. The 16's are bringing more than 12's primarily because there were fewer made.

Wow values of $ 900 - $ 3,000 is way out of the ball-park based on what I see around here ...and what I see on GunBroker...

Its not a scientific test ....but as near as I can tell, there are about 167 Browning Auto 5's on GunBroker for sale right now ... and about 15 of the 167guns for sale are 16ga versions. There is not a single bid on any of the 15 guns ( in 16ga ) that I could see on GunBroker ...and I didn't fuss with the search options too much / but I didn't see any sold recently either.

I didn't run a spreadsheet or anything on the pricing ....but it seems to me that a lot of them were up for sale for under $ 600 ....and a few were
$ 1,200 or more too ...but just like my buddy in the used gun business locally ....he says he has a bunch of them he can't sell ( mostly 12ga ) ...and he sure doesn't want anymore of them in his inventory / unless they come in as a trade / where he can move something else.

Like I said in the 12ga thread ....values vary a lot by region on these old Auto 5's . With the slings attached ( and the holes the rings made ) it devalues these guns for true "collectors".

I suggest you find a good local retailer - and put them on consignment / see if you can get some buyers to make you an offer. I'm not sure we helped you much on the 16ga - since we have such a variety of opinions ....but I think that's part of the issue on the Auto 5's ....some people love them / some people hate them ...and you have to find the buyer that has to have one of them / or both of them ...

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